Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-25
NATIONAL RNcAmPmRxr


Louis September as. 80 and 80
Membership of the order In the
Various Departments Delegates
From Connecticut
The twenty-first national encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic will convene
in st. Louis on September 90 and continue
in session for three days. The encampment
is made up of delegates from each DEPART
ment, the number of the same being appor-
toned according to the membership. Tbs
number of members in the order as reported
by departments December 81, 1886, was
as follows: Arkansas 61O, California 6.325,
Colorado 2, 40S, Connecticut 5,904, Dakota
1855, Delaware 1,O76, Florida 20s, Gulf
Qouisiana) 80, Illinois SAB, Indiana co.,
315, Iowa 1851, Kansas 7,130, Kentucky
1904, Maine 5000, Massachusetts, 19,497,
Maryland 2,17o, Michigan 1921, Mime
sofa 1905, Missouri 11,154, Montana
519, Nebraska $3.50, New Hamp-
shire 4,792, New Jersey 6,713. New
Mexico 349, New York 35, 642, Ohio 34,703,
Oregon 1904, Pennsylvania 3e,3O1, Poto-
mac %. co., 1880, Rhode Island 2,229, Ten
nessee and Georgia 1884, Texas 449, Utah
457, Vermont 4, 500, Virginia s46, Washing
ton Territory SOL, West Virginia 1,645, Wis
consin II, 939; total membership 1851.
The superintendent of delegates gives to
each Of the several departments the following
number of Representatives and an equal num-
ber,of alternates to the national encampment:
Arkansas 2, California 7, Colorado 8,
Connecticut 7, Dakota 4, Delaware 2,
Florida 1, Gulf /, Illinois 81, Indiana 81,
Iowa 1s, Kansas 10, Kentucky 8, Maine 10,
Massachusetts 20, Maryland 8, Michigan 90,
Minnesota s, Missouri II, Montana Q, Ne
braska Z, New Hampshire 6, New Jersey 8,
New Mexico 1, New York 81, Ohio SO, Ore
Island 8, Tennessee and Georgia 2, Texas l.,
Utah 1, Vermont 6, Virginia 2, Washington
Territory 2, West Virginia 8, Wisconsin 10.
The representatives from Connecticut
elected at the last session of the State de-
partment encampnlent held in Norwich last
February are as follows: Morgan g. Bulke-
ley, Hartford lat large); J. NJ. Hubbard,
Middletown; E. NJ. Graves, New Haven; 81.
N. Fanton, Danbury; W. F. Rogers. Meri-
den; J. NJ. Brewer, Norwich; j. n. Bristol,
Ansonia.
Alternates-T. N Hammer, Wethers6eld
lat lsrge); T. Boudren, Bridgeport; G. w.
Coy, Milford; Norman L. Hope, Hartford;
Frank NJ. Lovejoy, New Haven; George R.
Hurlbut, Hartford; F. R. Franklin, Daniel
sonville.
The following circular has recently been
issued:
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
GRAND ARMY OF THE PoToMAc.
MADISON, Wis, Aug...20, 1887.
Circular No. 8. AS heretofore announced,
be held in St. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 25th, goth
and Both, 1887.
The parade will occur on Tuesday, the
9th of September, at 10 o'clock a. M.
The attendance will be so large that it has
been determined that G. A. R. men and vet
Grams of the war with Sons of Veterans only,
shall participate in it.
The business session of the encampment
will convene in Exposition Hall on Wednes.
day morning, Sept. 28th, at 10 o'clock.
The executive committee of the national
council of administration will meet Monday
evening, September 26, at 7:30, at room &c.
the Southern Hotel.
The national council of administration will
hold meeting on Tuesday at p. m. at ma
tional headquarters.
National headquarters will leave Madison
Wis, at 1 a.. m. September &c, by special
train via Milwaukee over the Chicago and
Northwestern road to Chicago. This train
will be transferred entire to the Illinois Cen
| trail railroad track and will leave Chicago by
the Illinois Central railroad at a. NJ, arriv
| ing in st. Louis at 4 p. m. the same day.
National headquarters will be established
| at the Southern Hotel at room No. &c on the
evening of the 26th of September.
All railroads have made a rate of one fart
| for the round trip and the Central Traffic as
| ISOLATION has made a rate recently of one cen
a mile to and from st. Louis This last rat,
| may prevail generally.
Excursions at very low rates arranged
4 to Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Spring
field, Mo-, Springfield, Ill, and other place.
| of interest. q
Comrades desiring a full programme of tn,
proceedings of the encampment week, givins
| particulars concerning excursions, banquets
1 ETC., in advance of the meeting will address
/ General D. P. Grier, Lindell Hotel, chairman
general executive committee, st. Louis, Mo.
who will gladly furnish it.
LUCIUS FAIRCHILD,
| Commander-in-Chief.
Official: E. B. GRAY,
.Adiutant General